法国海军巡逻艇在英吉利海峡进行手枪射击演习期间，打断了英国广播公司对影子内政大臣克里斯·菲尔普议员的采访。[1]据报道，该巡逻艇于当地时间09:15（中欧时间10:15）在距采访团约300米的位置连续发射17枪，事前未发出任何警告。[1]这一事件发生在距法国海岸约3英里的英吉利海峡水域。[1]
菲尔普认为这是一场恐吓行动，他表示这"对我来说似乎是一种试图阻止我们报道难民偷渡的恐吓战术"。[1]与此同时，法国当局辩称这只是一场例行训练演习，与英国船只的存在毫无关联。[1]英国内政部已与法国当局联系，就该事件寻求澄清。[1]
A French Navy patrol vessel discharged 17 rounds near a BBC news team conducting an interview in the English Channel without issuing any warning.[1] The shooting occurred at approximately 09:15 BST (10:15 CET) at a location roughly 3 miles off the French coast, with the patrol boat positioned approximately 300 meters from the interview group.[1]
Chris Philp, the shadow Secretary of State for Cabinet Affairs, was being interviewed at the time of the incident.[1][2] Philp characterized the shooting as intimidation, stating that "it felt to me like an attempted intimidation to stop us covering migrant crossings."[1] The French authorities maintained that the discharge was part of a scheduled training exercise unrelated to the British vessel's presence.[1] Meanwhile, the UK Home Office indicated it was in contact with French authorities to understand the circumstances surrounding the incident.[1]